Definition of "auto" in English

adjective

1. (automotive) Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

   • It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

noun

1. (now chiefly attributive) Clipping of automobile.

   • My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.
   • In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.

2. (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.

   • Put it on auto.

3. (automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission.

   • A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.

4. (automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.

   • It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

verb

1. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.

noun

1. (India) An autorickshaw.

   • Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.